WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration has announced its full list of recipients of $248.5 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grants, which will fund 32 projects in 27 states. Some of the grants had been announced previously by individual recipients [see “Announcements begin on infrastructure grants,” Trains News Wire, March 2, 2020].
The largest awards not previously announced include:
— Up to $27 million to the Kansas Department of Transportation for upgrades including rails, ties, ballas, turnouts, bridges, and grade crossings on the South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad.
— Up to $18.8 million for Delmarva Central Railroad projects including refurbishment of three bridges and nine grade crossings in Delaware and Maryland, plus upgrades of over 100 miles of track between Porter, Del., and Lecano, Md.
— Up to $14.5 million for upgrades of 38 miles of Class III Ellis & Eastern right-of-way between Brandon, S.D., and Worthington, Minn., including 11 bridges, a siding, 6 miles of rail, and 45 grade crossings.
— Up to $12.9 million for Stage A CREATE’s Pullman Junction project, which will add a second track and upgrade signals and switches between Woodlawn Avenue and Stony Island Avenue in Chicago.
The full list of grant recipients is available here.
